NEWS FROM THE FRENCH CORNER! WELCOME BACK TO SJA!!!
Hello everyone!
My name is Madame Villeneuve and I will be teaching grades 8 to 12,
MYP French, for the upcoming 2016-17 school year. I want to take this
opportunity to welcome all students and parents to my SJA ‘French Corner’
classroom #22. I am excited about the new school year and looking forward to
meeting all of you.
I have been teaching French for 14 years now, and although it is
my second year at SJA, I have been teaching French at our sister-school The
Maples in Orangeville for the last 12 years. Once again this year, I will
alternate days between the two schools. Teaching French is not just a job for
me, it is more like a vocation. I am passionate about my cultural background and
always curious about the variety of cultural backgrounds here at SJA.
French is more than just grammar and rules (although they are
important), it is about understanding and appreciating each other, connecting
and communicating about real life situations, and yes, it has to be fun. I
believe that all students can be successful in their own way, following their
own path, through different phases, as IB lifelong learners, and it is the
challenge and motivation I want to offer them. The IB World School (SJA) and
the MYP programme is the perfect platform for this philosophy.
Although I will not have my own homeroom group of students this
year, I will be moving between all homerooms to maintain genuine connections
with everyone.
Please remember that my classroom door is always opened for
everyone to have a conversation about the French programme. On the days that I
am at The Maples, please send me an email at: jvilleneuve@stjudesacademy.com
Also, returning students know to check my blog on the school’s
website, and I encourage new students and parents to check daily to stay in the
loop with homework and events.
I look forward to see you on August 31, at 6pm, for Orientation
night and then on the first day of school September 7th. See you soon everyone!
Madame Villeneuve
